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December 2024
Chanukah Family Celebration, with Yaldaynu Preschool
10:30 - 11:30am Crafts, 11:30am - 12pm Sing-Along Join Yaldaynu and AC for Chanukah crafts, a sing-along with AC's fabulous Mishpacha leader Leilah Rosen, and delicious treats! This program is geared towards families with tots, but all are welcome. Register here for discounted admission, walk-ins also welcome.
Find out more »January 2025
Boker Tov Tots
Babies, tots, preschool kids and their families are invited to join us for a light breakfast before the Mishpacha service. We’ll provide the food. Kids can eat and play, and parents will have time to schmooze and get to know one another. Contact Aliza Sebert with any questions. If you are interested in sponsoring Boker Tov Tots, please email Rabbi Yael.
Find out more »Shabbat Gym
Meet, schmooze, and enjoy the company of other Ansche Chesed families on Shabbat afternoons while your children play in AC's gym! The gym, with its child-friendly mats and tumbling area, is open for member and nonmember families with kids ages toddler to tween. Registration required to attend. Learn More and Register
Find out more »Project Aliyah: Mitzvah Project Workshop with Natalie Silverstein + Tallit & Tefillin Workshop with Rabbi Yael and Rabbi Jeremy
Mitzvah Project Workshop: 10 - 11am At 10am, we will have a workshop about developing a meaningful, personalized mitzvah project with Natalie Silverstein, an author, speaker, nonprofit founder, philanthropist and passionate advocate for family and youth service. Natalie has written the books Simple Acts: The Busy Family’s Guide to Giving Back and The Busy Teen’s Guide to Making a Difference. She is also the host of the award-winning weekly podcast, Simple Acts, Big Impact: Celebrating Teen Changemakers and the New…
Find out more »Intergenerational Mitzvah Knitting Group
Knitters needed! Please join our intergenerational AC Mitzvah Knitting Group. Bubbies, bring your grandkids; kids - bring your parents. For our current project, we will be making a sampler blanket, where we each do a square or two and then put them together into a blanket. Each square is a different pattern so you’ll be able to make more than one! Yarn and pattern will be provided. Please RSVP by emailing Emily.
Find out more »Project Aliyah: MLK Day of Service Project
Volunteer with AC on MLK Day! Pack Kits for New Yorkers in Need Project Aliyah families, join AC and Met Council in packaging food and non-food essentials for New Yorkers in need in honor of our annual MLK Day of Service! With several hands-on tasks, volunteers will have the opportunity to support Met Council's missions in supporting low-income seniors, families, and college students in the Greater New York City area. IMPORTANT DETAILS: Ansche Chesed has reserved 25 spots for this…
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AC Kids Services: January Birthday Shabbat
Calling All Kids with January Birthdays - Happy Birthday to You! We are starting something new for 2025 - the last Shabbat of every month we will be celebrating that month's birthdays in kids services. We invite you to do any of the following: bring a special book or kosher treat to share, participate in leading the service, or just come and celebrate! If you want to participate or have any questions, reach out to Rabbi Yael at rabbiyael@anschechesed.org. (Or…
Find out more »March 2025
ACHS Purim Carnival
Register here for a Wristband that you can pick up at the welcome desk. Each Wristband includes 1 Open Gym session and unlimited games. $30 online (below), $35 at the door. Reduced early online prices are available until Friday, March 7 at 10:00am. Register Online Kids and adults are encouraged to come in costume, and are invited to join our exciting Costume Parade at 11:50am! The Purim Carnival is the annual fundraiser for the Ansche Chesed Hebrew School, and it's…
Find out more »Shabbat Gym
Meet, schmooze, and enjoy the company of other Ansche Chesed families on Shabbat afternoons while your children play in AC's gym! The gym, with its child-friendly mats and tumbling area, is open for member and nonmember families with kids ages toddler to tween. Registration required to attend. Learn More and Register
Find out more »Intergenerational Mitzvah Knitting Group
Knitters needed! Please join our intergenerational AC Mitzvah Knitting Group. Bubbies, bring your grandkids; kids - bring your parents. For our current project, we will be making a sampler blanket, where we each do a square or two and then put them together into a blanket. Each square is a different pattern so you’ll be able to make more than one! Yarn and pattern will be provided. Please RSVP by emailing Emily.
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